About: This place specializes in birdwatching and bird photography. There are short trails, as well as platforms with feeders to attract birds. They also offer private guided tours to provide assistance in spotting birds and capturing photos. There is also a restaurant. Province: Cartago Starting from: Downtown Cartago Time to reach from starting location: 1…
Tag: gardens
Jardin Botanico La Catalina
About: This botanic garden offers a guided tour teaching about orchids and an array of other local plants as well as important pollinators as you walk through the property. There is a river with a waterfall at the end. They provide a snack and drink at the end of the tour. Province: Alajuela Starting from:…
Capilla Ambar
About: With claims to be the only glass chapel in the world with a butterfly garden inside, this property also offers trails with manicured gardens. They offer tours that cover both their butterfly exhibit as well as their coffee plantation. They also have a cafe, farm animals, and bee houses focused on conservation. Province: Alajuela…
Botanical Orchid Garden La Garita
About: This botanical garden offers trails, playgrounds for children, a koi pond, and an orchid garden. They offer lunch or you can bring your own food for a picnic. Province: Alajuela Starting from: Downtown Alajuela Time to reach from starting location: 23 minutes Time needed for activity: 1+ hour Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes…
La Fortuna Wildlife Exhibits and Gardens
Options for wildlife exhibits and gardens in La Fortuna:
Arenal Bee Garden
About: They offer a 3-in-1 tour: bees and honey production, cacao and chocolate production, and coffee production. It is extremely informative and interactive, so you will learn a lot as you taste, smell, and feel your way through these different products. Province: Alajuela Starting from: La Fortuna Time to reach from starting location: 5 minutes…
Monteverde Wildlife Exhibits and Gardens
Options for wildlife exhibits and gardens in Monteverde:
San Bosco Orchid Garden
About: The owner Gretel will take you on a private tour of her orchid garden, showing you her collection of orchids and telling you all about these amazing plants. Province: Puntarenas Starting from: Monteverde Time to reach from starting location: 13 minutes Time needed for activity: 1 hour Kid friendly: Yes Wheelchair accessible: Yes What…
Monteverde Orchid Garden
About: A guided tour through a garden that focuses on orchids, though there are other plants as well. The guides are extremely knowledgeable and very informative. On a given day there are over 120 orchid species in bloom. Some orchids only bloom for one day, if that, so you never know what you will get…